Thursday, April 24, 2008

Chicken Pot Pie

I always like the idea of chicken pie or any kind of savory pies. When you are baking it the whole house just filled with the sweet scent of the pie and when you dig into this dish it never fails to please. This is a very easy recipe which anyone can make. I used the store bought pie crust and you can either use the short crust or puff pastry.

1) Heat up the pan and lightly brown the onion and garlic. Then add in the celery and carrots, saute for 2 minutes.2) Add in cream of chicken or mushroom soup and add in about 2 cups of water. Mixed well and bring to boil and add in the potatoes. Continue to simmer until potatoes soften and add in the chicken and green peas.3) Stir well, cook until sauce thickens. Check seasoning. Dish out and let it cool.4) Pre-heat the oven to 375 degree F. Prepare a pie dish. Roll out the pastry 1" larger than the pie dish.5) Put in the filling and cover the top with another piece of roll out pastry and crimp the edges. Cut a few slits on top of the pastry for venting air.6) Brush the top of the pastry with beaten egg and bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes or until filling is bubbling and the crust is golden brown.7) Let it cool down for 10-15 minutes before serving.

A few of you asked how I make the lattice design on top of the pie. Here is my secret :) I used this gadget I bought a few years ago from a kitchen supplies store.

(Front view)(Back view)Note : You can add extra water if the filling gets too dry before the potatoes is soft.

Joanne, thanks for visiting my blog for you kind comment. Hope to read more of your comment :)Yes, you can make this pie into individual serving and I have no problem remove the pie to the serving dish but the filling do fall out a bit since it is not a dense fillings.

Cat, I think the pastry you used is short crust pastry. The one I used is puff pastry. Look for 'Pepperidge Farm' brand at the freezer.

Mandy, thank you.

Kath, actually is easy to make a pie especially now you can just buy the read made crust. No, this pie has a lighter flavour and not so meaty as shepard pie.

Yum yum...chicken pie! Another of my favourite! Gert, you have been posting all my favourite food these past few weeks! I really really can't wait to try them out, because I know they will all turn out to be fabulous (just like a few of your recipes that I tried). Can't wait! :)

Gert, thanks for the recipe. It was easy to make. My kids finished it and there wasn't any leftovers. Will be making more of it. I had to go to BBandBeyond to get myself a Pie pan.. tat means my first time making a pie... and it sure was a success.

Thank you so much for sharing this simple recipe. I made it for my family last night and it was yummy.Served it Mashed potatoes with roasted onion and garlic. I did add rosemary, Oregano and thyme. Next time I would add a couple of bay leaf and maybe a pinch of basil. The simmer stage took about 1 3/4 hour to get my finely diced potatoes cooked completely.

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